Ohio CEO: “Phones Are Ringing Off the Hooks” With Business Opportunities, Thanks to Fracking

By Jackie Stewart State Sen. Sean O’Brien (D) reported to EID at the beginning of the year that “oil and gas development is off to a great start.” And sure enough, there has been an uptick in drilling permits, announcements from producers that they will be adding more rigs to their drilling programs, and a flurry of pipeline approvals by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commissioner (FERC) so far this year. Combined with executive orders from President Trump, these developments have created an environment that Rex Ferry, CEO of Girard-based Valley Electrical Consolidated, INC (VEC), says have led to his phone “ringing off the